Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-275) Colorado (+220)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (71-54) are headed to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (36-89). The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -275 and the Rockies open at +220. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Tanner Gordon.

The Dodgers have accumulated 198 doubles as a team and have knocked 185 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .438 and have struck out 1,065 times, while drawing a walk on 464 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have 620 RBI's and 1,071 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is .253. They have tallied 643 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 149 home runs and also 556 total runs (19th in baseball). Los Angeles has conceded 1,020 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 509 earned runs. The Dodgers have an earned run average of 4.12 on the campaign (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,109 hitters. They have walked 430 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a squad so far this year.

The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 base runners on the campaign with 25.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Dodgers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 118 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 452 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have notched 100 holds on the campaign (1st in MLB). They have tallied 36 saves on the season and have not converted 21 of their 57 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,005 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 3,335 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,070 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which ranks 8th in MLB, and have a total of 84 double plays.

Ohtani has taken the ball for 504 innings and has totaled 640 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Ohtani (38-19 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 2.99 while he has faced 2,047 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.03 (170 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.085. He has given up 369 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 178 walks.

The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .394 and they average 3.78 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have notched 204 doubles, while getting a free base 319 times and recording 473 runs. Colorado has accounted for 129 home runs on the season and 461 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,165 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,001 hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .239 over the course of the season.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.602 in addition to having a FIP of 5.05 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 6.80 (830 strikeouts vs 431 free passes). They come in at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,317. They have surrendered 180 long balls and they relinquish 6.59 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 799 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.96 (723 earned runs allowed).

Colorado has had relief pitchers take the mound in 46 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves. They are ranked 28th in baseball with a save rate of 54.3%, and they have dispatched 418 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations in addition to 134 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.3% out of 230 inherited runners. With 96 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 50 holds and 21 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 124 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in professional baseball). The Rockies have 1,178 assists, 96 errors and have a tally of 3,274 putouts for the year. In their 9,822 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 65.4% (30th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gordon has conceded 113 base knocks and he has 50 punch outs in 72 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 67 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.773 and a FIP of 8.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.33 and he has gone up against 340 batters during his pro baseball career. Gordon (3-11 career mark) has a 8.35 earned run average while surrendering 14.1 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-275)

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